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August 27, 08. Hi folks, Had a great trip up to Los Angeles with Crystal. Many many thanks to our wonderful hosts, Cat and Toliver - you guys were just wonderful. Great gig down in Laguna Beach, definitely want to do that one again (thanks to Joyce Woodson for setting that one up). What a place southern California is, if it wasn't ten times more expensive to live I might even look at moving there, where's that Garth Brooks cut when you need it? Also thanks to John M. for his hospitality - always good to hang - fantastic studio, very well done. Been organizing more trips out of town - flights to the UK and Scandinavia are becoming a real pain to book, but I think it's all done now. Can't wait to get to Ireland and meet up with everyone there. Thanks to all the folks in Chicago for your interest and help. Looking forward to the gigs up there in September. Just finishing up doing the old taxes, argh, before I can get off down to the Kerrville Little Folk Festival, for some R&R - Real good Mexican and Richard's. . . Thanks for checking in. David Hi folks, A big thank you to Paul Schatzkin for his annual generosity, buying tickets for everyone, well not quite everyone, for the July 4th Sounds game. Always fun. This weekend I’ve got Robyn Landis coming into town for some cowriting – really looking forward to that. We’re both playing at the W.C Handy festival in Muscle Shoals, Alabama this weekend where we are both winners. It’s her first visit to Nashville and I’ve set up a house concert for the Sunday night at Susan Shann’s home in Sylvan Park. Also on the bill, Susan Shann, Gary Gulbergh, and Laurie McClain. Next month I’m off to LA for ten days – a couple of gigs, some more cowriting and a whole bunch of walking on the beach, and then maybe “Little Folk” at Kerrville at the end of the month. Thanks for checking in. Drop me an email sometime, always good to hear from you. Hi folks, Thanks for checking in. This last month has been really chaotic, this is the first chance I’ve had to keep you guys up to date. The songwriting retreat in Sweden and the half dozen gigs that followed it were absolutely fantastic. What a cool country – Stockholm is just a beautiful city. Lots of new songs, lots of new co-writers, and good, good friends. Will be heading that way again as soon as I can organize it. Many thanks to Brett, Eva and Annika for all their hospitality, love and care. Anyone interested in going to this retreat next June, or its sister retreat on an island just off the Irish coast October 5-12 this year, please drop me a line - happy to fill you in on all the details. And before I could look around and unpack my suitcase I was off to the Kerrville Folk Festival for the last five days. The last weekend is so relaxed, the weather this year was perfect - yeah, I know, it’s always too hot, too wet, too dusty, too muddy, too short, but this time the weather was idyllic. Great campfires, great Mexican food, what more could you ask for? Been back in Nashville a week. Now is the first chance I’ve had to start recording the songs from the Swedish trip. I’m going to play some of them at Norm’s River Roadhouse (Nashville) on July 1st with a cool new band – going to do some groove songs for a change. Jack Sundrud will open with a fantastic set and then join me on bass in the band. If you are in town, come on down, bring 20 of your nearest and dearest friends. Lots of gigs, house concerts and festivals in the works. Looking forward to the Chicago Celtic Festival in September and a trip or two to the UK/Wales to finalize my guided tours of Wales for next year (anyone interested in joining me on a ten day trip, probably May and/or September 09, email me). And there is also the Irish songwriting retreat in October – it’s going to be so much fun. I’ll stop rambling for now. Always good to hear from you, all the news, any potential gigs, all that stuff. Love and jam butties |